Cost of living comparison

United States

compared to

New Zealand

Auckland vs. New Haven Cost of Living Summary

Auckland is 3.8% cheaper than New Haven.

Restaurants: pay 25.0% less in Auckland
Groceries: pay 6.1% less in Auckland
Transportation: pay 27.0% more in Auckland
Housing: pay 12.5% less in Auckland
Childcare: pay 34.5% less in Auckland
Entertainment and Sports: pay 12.8% more in Auckland
Clothing: pay 44.2% more in Auckland

The cost of clothing, transportation, and entertainment and sports in Auckland are more expensive than in New Haven. Expenses including childcare, restaurants, housing, and groceries are lower in Auckland.

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Auckland vs. New Haven Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Auckland instead of New Haven, you would:

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pay 25.0% less for restaurants

	New Haven	Auckland
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$20.00	$14.01 NZ$24.77	-30.0%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$13.00	$8.96 NZ$15.85	-31.1%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.18	$1.98 NZ$3.50	-9.2%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.56	$1.76 NZ$3.12	+12.9%
Average			-25.0%

New Haven vs. Auckland - Cost of restaurants

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pay 6.1% less for groceries

	New Haven	Auckland
Bread 1 loaf	$4.28	$2.20 NZ$3.90	-48.5%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.29	$4.29 NZ$7.59	-18.8%
Milk (1 gallon)	$3.90	$7.26 NZ$12.84	+86.2%
Eggs 1 dozen	$5.83	$6.26 NZ$11.08	+7.5%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$4.83	$4.51 NZ$7.97	-6.7%
Apples (1 lb)	$2.45	$1.30 NZ$2.29	-47.1%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.79	$0.95 NZ$1.69	+20.3%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.50	$1.34 NZ$2.37	-10.8%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.40	$2.63 NZ$4.65	+87.7%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.00	$0.95 NZ$1.68	-4.8%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.10	$0.70 NZ$1.24	-36.5%
Average			-6.1%

New Haven vs. Auckland - Cost of groceries

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pay 27.0% more for transportation

	New Haven	Auckland
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.01	$6.98 NZ$12.34	+74.2%
Monthly public transit pass	$63.00	$121.78 NZ$215.36	+93.3%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$36,619.00	$25,206.41 NZ$44,573.67	-31.2%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$19.40	$17.93 NZ$31.70	-7.6%
Average			+27.0%

New Haven vs. Auckland - Cost of transportation

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pay 12.5% less for housing

	New Haven	Auckland
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$58.75	$50.70 NZ$89.65	-13.7%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,851.25	$1,312.12 NZ$2,320.29	-29.1%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$1,190.00	$1,217.10 NZ$2,152.26	+2.3%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$136.90	$138.93 NZ$245.68	+1.5%
Average			-12.5%

New Haven vs. Auckland - Cost of housing

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pay 34.5% less for childcare

	New Haven	Auckland
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$2,138.00	$1,121.14 NZ$1,982.56	-47.6%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$23,666.67	$19,362.77 NZ$34,240.10	-18.2%
Average			-34.5%

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pay 12.8% more for entertainment and sports

	New Haven	Auckland
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$6.00	$6.72 NZ$11.89	+12.0%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$5.20	$3.41 NZ$6.02	-34.5%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$11.41	$27.17 NZ$48.05	+138.1%
Monthly membership at local gym	$31.33	$44.47 NZ$78.65	+41.9%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$12.50	$12.88 NZ$22.78	+3.1%
Average			+12.8%

New Haven vs. Auckland - Cost of entertainment and sports

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pay 44.2% more for clothing

	New Haven	Auckland
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$38.50	$79.70 NZ$140.94	+107.0%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$16.33	$40.10 NZ$70.91	+145.5%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$76.25	$92.74 NZ$164.01	+21.6%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$156.67	$109.54 NZ$193.71	-30.1%
Average			+44.2%

New Haven vs. Auckland - Cost of clothing

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